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  • Collection: Darfuri Children's Drawings

Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) was a rebel group that fought the government of Sudan and repulsed government and Janjaweed attacks on civilians. Drawings shows SLA fighters on foot, riding in trucks, and carrying machine guns as they confront the…

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A woman coming from the river to fetch water being abducted by the Sudanese Military. Despite being denied access to water which is a basic necessity for survival, attackers went on to torch houses deployed armored military trucks and airplanes to…

All the civilians were targeted to be killed and villages were attacked using military airplanes, and heavy artillery from armored vehicles. These attacks left many villagers dead and the few who survived would end up desperation as all their…

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Drawing that depicts a Sudanese military helicopter and jet bombing of a village in Darfur. Also depicts unarmed civilians being shot with high caliber machine guns mounted on trucks.

Arabic text on the drawing translates to, "Badrya Khamees…

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The drawing depicts how the military of the Government of Sudan attacked civilians in their villages in Darfur. The military committed atrocities by burning houses in the villages and indiscriminately shooting and killing civilians that resulted in…

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This drawing by a 15-year-old Darfuri girl depicts armed Janjaweed militia on horses and camels coming to attack her village. The drawing also shows women who had gone to the market being abducted at gunpoint by Janjaweed militia.

Arabic text in…

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This drawing depicts Sudan's military and the Janjaweed militia group attacking a village in Darfur. Some civilians had their heads covered with a sack before being shot dead. Some children had their hands tied and were thrown into a fire while a…

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Sudan Liberation Army (SLA), a rebel group, took up armed and fought the government of Sudan and Janjaweed militia in-order to save civilians from massive airstrikes and also on land. Arabic text on the drawing translates to, "Full name: Adam…

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Arabic text in the drawing translates to, "Salahuddin Abdaljabbar Bash, 4th grade. Farm, fourth grade zone A, mountain." On the back side of the drawing is Arabic text that translates to, "In the name of Allah the compassionate and the merciful."…

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This is part of a letter by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) which was a rebel group in Darfur that was fighting the Janjaweed militia and the government of Sudan in order to save civilians in Darfur from being exterminated. The letter is very…
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